Peer Reviewed Works in PKU


    Reduction of Thorium Tris(amido)arene Complexes: Reversible Double and Single C–C Couplings

    Deng, C.; Liang, J.; Wang, Y.; Huang, W.* 

    Inorg. Chem. 202463, 9676–9686.

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    Neutral Inverse-Sandwich Rare-Earth Metal Complexes of the Benzene Tetraanion

    Wang, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Liang, J.; Tan, B.; Deng, C.; Huang, W.* 

    Chem. Sci202415, 8740–8749.

     

     

    Topology-dependent synthesis, structures, and bonding interactions of uranium polyarene complexes.

    Deng, C.; Xu, X.-C.; Sun, R.; Wang, Y.; Wang, B.-W.; Hu, H.-S.; Huang, W.*

    Organometallics 2024, 43, 174–190.

     

     

     

    A Combined Synthetic, Magnetic, and Theoretical Study on Enhancing Ligand-Field Axiality for Dy(III) Single–Molecule Magnets Supported by Ferrocene Diamide Ligands

    Yang, K.; Sun, R.; Zhao, J.; Deng, C.; Wang, B.; Gao, S.; Huang, W.* 

    Inorg. Chem. 202362, 9892–9903.

     

     

     

    Accessing Five Oxidation States of Uranium in a Retained Ligand Framework

    Deng, C.; Liang, J.; Sun, R.; Wang, Y.; Fu, P.-X.; Wang, B.-W.; Gao, S.; Huang, W.* 

    Nat. Commun. 202314: 4657.

     

     

     

    Two-Electron Oxidations at a Single Cerium Center

    Wang, Y.; Liang, J.; Deng, C.; Sun, R.; Fu, P.-X.; Wang, B.-W.; Gao, S.; Huang, W.* 

    J. Am. Chem. Soc2023145, 22466–22474.

    This article is part of the themed collections:

     2024 JACS Covers

     

     

     

    Multiply bound uranium–transition metal complexes featuring a cis-[M⇉U⇇M] core 

    ​Deng, C.; Huang, W.* 

    Chinese J. Org. Chem. (有机化学) 202343, 3337–3338.

     

     

     

    Trivalent Rare-Earth Metal Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbene Complexes

    Xiao, Y.; Liu, Z.; Liang, J.; Yang, K.; Huang, W.* 

    Dalton Trans. 202251, 15873-15882.

     

     

     

     

    5d on the Rise.

    Huang, W.* (Invited Spotlight).

    J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022, 13, 7437–7438.

     

     

     

     

    Rare earth metal complexes supported by a tripodal tris(amido) ligand system featuring an arene anchor.

    Xin, T.; Wang, X.; Yang, K.; Liang, J.; Huang, W.*

    Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 15321–15329.

     

     

    Homoleptic tris(6,6′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine) rare earth metal complexes.

    Xiao, Y.; Sun, R.; Liang, J.; Fang, Y.-H.; Liu, Z.; Jiang, S.-D.; Wang, B.-W.*; Gao, S.; Huang, W.*

    Inorg. Chem. Front. 2021, 8, 2591–2602.

     

     

     

    Chemistry of unusual oxidation states of actinides II. Molecular complexes.

    Deng, C.; Su, Y.; Huang, W.*

    Journal of Nuclear and Radiochemistry, 2021, 43, 1–20.

     

     

     

     

    Arene-bridged dithorium complexes: Inverse sandwiches supported by a δ bonding interaction.

    Yu, C.; Liang, J.; Deng, C.; Lefèvre, G.; Cantat, T.; Diaconescu, P. L.*; Huang, W.*

    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 21292–21297.

     

     

     

    Distinct electronic structures and bonding interactions in inverse-sandwich Samarium and ytterbium biphenyl complexes.

    Xiao, Y.; Zhao, X.-K.; Wu, T.; Miller, J. T.; Hu, H.-S.*; Li, J.; Huang, W.*; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 227–238. 

     

     

    Chemistry of unusual oxidation states of actinides I. Gas phase, solid state and aqueous solution.

    Deng, C.; Su, Y.; Huang, W.*

    Journal of Nuclear and Radiochemistry202042, 443–464.

     

     

    Chemistry of non-traditional oxidation states of rare earth metals.

    Wang, Y.; Huang, W.* (Special issue in memory of the 100th birthday of Prof. Guangxian Xu).

    Sci. Sin. Chim. 2020, 50, 1504–1559. 

     

     

     

Book Chapters


     

    Chapter 6. Organometallic Chemistry of Lanthanides.

    Liddle, Stephen T.; Mills, David P.; Natrajan, Louise S., Editor(s),

    The Lanthanides and Actinides: Synthesis, Reactivity, Properties and Applications Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    World Scientific, New Jersey, 2022; pp 209–309, LCCN 2021009805, ISBN 9781800610156.

     

     

     

     

    1.09 - Amide and Ketimide Metal Complexes.

    In Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry III, Constable, E. C.; Parkin, G.; Que Jr, L., Editor(s).

    Co, N. H.; Davis, A. R.; Deng, C.; Chantranuwathana, V.; Himel Rubin, E. R.; Subhan, M.; Huang, W.*; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Elsevier: Oxford, 2021; pp 178–296.

     

     

Work Prior to PKU


    Large increase in external quantum efficiency by dihedral angle tuning in a sky-blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter.

    Huang, W.,*; Einzinger, M.,*; Maurano, A.; Zhu, T.; Tiepelt, J.; Yu, C.; Chae, H.-S.; Van Voorhis, T.; Baldo, M. A.; Buchwald, S. L.

    Adv. Optical Mater. 2019, 7, 1900476.

     

     

     

    Molecular design of deep blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials employing a homoconjugative triptycene scaffold and dihedral angle engineering.

    Huang, W.; Einzinger, M.; Zhu, T.; Chae, H.-S.; Jeon, S.; Lee, S.-Y.; Ihn, S.-G.; Sim, M.; Kim, S.; Su, M.; Teverovskiy, G.; Wu, T.; Van Voorhis, T.; Swager, T. M.; Baldo, M. A.; Buchwald, S. L.

    Chem. Mater. 2018, 30, 1462–1466.

     

     

    Reduction of diphenylacetylene mediated by rare-earth ferrocene diamide complexes.

    Brosmer, J. L.; Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Organometallics 2017, 36, 4643–4648.

     

     

    Aromatic C–F bond activation by rare-earth metal complexes.

    Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Organometallics 2017, 36, 89–96.

     

     

    Reactivity and properties of metal complexes enabled by flexible and redox-active ligands with a ferrocene backbone.

    Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 10013–10023.

     

     

     

    Palladium catalyzed N-arylation of iminodibenzyls and iminostilbenes with aryl and hetero‐aryl halides.

    Huang, W.; Buchwald, S. L.*

    Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 14186–14189.

     

     

    Design of efficient molecular organic light-emitting diodes by a high-throughput virtual screening and experimental approach.

    Gómez-Bombarelli, R.; Aguilera-Iparraguirre, J.; Hirzel, T.; Duvenaud, D.; Maclaurin, D.; Blood-Forsythe, M.; Chae, H.-S.; Einzinger, M.; Ha, D.-G.; Wu, T.; Markopoulos, G.; Jeon, S.; Kang, H.; Miyazaki, H.; Numata, M.; Kim, S.; Huang, W.; Hong, S.-I.; Baldo, M. A.*; Adams, R.*; Aspuru-Guzik, A.*

    Nat. Mater. 2016, 15, 1120–1127.

     

     

    Chapter Two: C–H Bond activation of hydrocarbons mediated by rare-earth metals and actinides: beyond σ-bond metathesis and 1,2-addition

    In: Pérez, Pedro J., Editor(s), Advances in Organometallic Chemistry

    Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Academic Press 2015, 64, 41–75, ISSN 0065-3055, ISBN 9780128029404.

     

     

     

    In situ synthesis of rare-earth metal complexes supported by ferrocene diamide ligand: extension to redox active lanthanide ions.

    Huang, W.; Brosmer, J. L.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    New J. Chem. 2015, 39, 7696–7702.

     

     

     

    Rare-earth metal π-complexes of reduced arenes, alkenes, and alkynes: bonding, electronic structure and comparison with actinides and other highly electropositive metals.

    Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 15360–15371.

     

     

     

    Tetraanionic biphenyl lanthanide complexes as single-molecule magnets.

    Huang, W. ; Le Roy, J. J. ; Khan, S. I.; Ungur, L.*; Murugesu, M.*; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 2374–2382.

     

     

     

    Bimetallic cleavage of aromatic C–H bonds by rare-earth-metal complexes.

    Huang, W.; Dulong, F.; Khan, S. I.; Cantat, T.*; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 17410–17413.

     

     

    Rare earth arene-bridged complexes obtained by reduction of organometallic precursors.

    Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths 2014, 45, 261–329.

     

     

     

     

    Group 3 metal stilbene complexes: synthesis, reactivity, and electronic structure studies.

    Huang, W.; Abukhalil, P. M.; Khan, S, I.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 5221–5223.

     

     

    P4 Activation by lanthanum and lutetium naphthalene complexes supported by a ferrocene diamide ligand.

    Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2013, (22–23), 4090–4096.

     

     

    Synthesis and characterization of paramagnetic lanthanide benzyl complexes.

    Huang, W.; Upton, B. M.; Khan, S. I.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Organometallics 2013, 32, 1379–1386.

     

     

    A six-carbon, 10π-electron aromatic system supported by group 3 metals.

    Huang, W.; Dulong, F.; Wu, T.; Khan, S. I.; Miller, J. T.; Cantat, T.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Nat. Commun. 2013, 4: 1448.

     

     

     

    P4 activation by group 3 metal arene complexes.

    Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 2216–2218.

     

     

     

    Visible-light-induced reversible C–C bond formation of an imidazole-derived scandium complex.

    Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Inorg. Chim. Acta 2012, 380, 274–277. 

     

     

     

    Inverted sandwiches of scandium arene complexes supported by a ferrocene diamide ligand.

    Huang, W.; Khan, S. I.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 10410–10413.

     

     

    Transmetalation reactions of a scandium complex supported by a ferrocene-diamide ligand.

    Huang, W.; Carver, C. T.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 978–984.

     

     

    Group 3 metal complexes of radical-anionic 2,2'-bipyridyl ligands.

    Williams, B. N.; Huang, W.; Miller, K. L.; Diaconescu, P. L.*

    Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 11493–11498.